CVE-2020-12832

CRITICAL EXPLOITED NUCLEI

WordPress Plugin Simple File List <4.2.8 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2020-12832 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). A Nuclei detection template is also available.

Description

WordPress Plugin Simple File List before 4.2.8 is prone to a vulnerability that lets attackers delete arbitrary files because the application fails to properly verify user-supplied input.

Nuclei Templates (1)

WordPress Simple File List - Path Traversal
CRITICALVERIFIEDby riteshs4hu

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2302759
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-file-list/#developers
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
https://ctulhu.me/2020/05/16/cve-2020-12832/

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0713
EPSS Percentile 93.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2023-12-02
CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
simplefilelist/simple-file-list < 4.2.8
Published May 13, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026